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Meaning of stand around | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time.

intransitive

Examples

“Why are some people working and some are standing around?”
“We've just been standing around until you got here.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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